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English writer

Date of Birth: 11 August 1897
Age at the time of death: 71 years old
Date death 28 November 1968
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Enid Mary Blyton was an English children's writer. She is widely regarded as one of the most successful and prolific writers of all time, particularly in the realm of children's literature. Blyton's books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies, and have been translated into ninety languages. As of June 2019, Blyton was the fourth-most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. She is best remembered for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, the Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers books, although she also wrote many others, including St. Clare's, The Naughtiest Girl, and The Faraway Tree series.

Her first book, Child Whispers, a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. Following the commercial success of her early novels, such as Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (1937) and The Enchanted Wood (1939), Blyton went on to build a literary empire, sometimes producing fifty books a year in addition to her prolific magazine and newspaper contributions. Her writing was unplanned and sprang largely from her unconscious mind; she typed her stories as events unfolded before her. The sheer volume of her work and the speed with which she produced it led to rumours that Blyton employed an army of ghost writers, a charge she vehemently denied.

Blyton's work became increasingly controversial among literary critics, teachers, and parents beginning in the 1950s due to the alleged unchallenging nature of her writing and her themes, particularly in the Noddy series. Some libraries and schools banned her works, and from the 1930s until the 1950s, the BBC refused to broadcast her stories because of their perceived lack of literary merit. Her books have been criticised as elitist, sexist, racist, xenophobic, and at odds with the more progressive environment that was emerging in post-World War II Britain, but updated versions of her books have continued to be popular since her death in 1968.

She felt she had a responsibility to provide her readers with a strong moral framework, so she encouraged them to support worthy causes. In particular, through the clubs she set up or supported, she encouraged and organised them to raise funds for animal and paediatric charities. The story of Blyton's life was dramatised in Enid, a BBC television film featuring Helena Bonham Carter in the title role. It was first broadcast in the UK on BBC Four in 2009.

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Date of Birth 11 August 1897

Age at the time of death 71 years old

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Gemini	92%
Libra	88%
Aries	88%
Sagittarius	84%
Leo	80%
Cancer	76%
Capricorn	72%
Scorpio	72%
Pisces	68%
Aquarius	68%
Taurus	64%
Virgo	56%

Slavic horoscope Lynx Born under the Lynx sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.

Zodiac Compatibility	%
Horse	96%
Boar	92%
Virgin	92%
Eagle	92%
Lynx	88%
Swan	84%
Pike	84%
Elk	84%
Wolf	84%
Fox	80%
Serpent	76%
Finist	76%
Aurochs	76%
Bear	64%
Stork	56%
Raven	56%

Egyptian horoscope Sekhmet The Egyptian sign of Sekhmet reflects divine patronage and a particular season of character in the ancient calendar. People born under this deity often feel motives early and carry a recognizable moral gravity.

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Sekhmet	88%
Set	84%
Thoth	84%
Horus	80%
Anubis	76%
Osiris	64%
Mut	60%
Isis	56%
Geb	56%
Amun-Ra	44%
Nile	36%

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Holly	96%
Hazel	88%
Ivy	84%
Hawthorn	84%
Alder	80%
Elder	76%
Reed	76%
Oak	76%
Willow	76%
Ash	64%
Birch	64%
Rowan	56%

Indian horoscope Karka The Vedic rashi Karka carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.

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Mithuna	96%
Karka	88%
Kanya	84%
Mesha	84%
Dhanu	80%
Vrishchika	76%
Tula	76%
Vrishabha	76%
Kumbha	64%
Makara	64%
Meena	56%

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Aster	96%
Violet	96%
Daisy	96%
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Delphinium	92%
Rose	92%
Wild rose	92%
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Tulip	92%
Sunflower	88%
Edelweiss	84%
Peony	84%
Orchid	84%
Chamomile	84%
Dahlia	84%
Magnolia	84%
Poppy	84%
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Freesia	80%
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Lily	80%
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Lilac	76%
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Purslane	76%
Hydrangea	76%
Foxglove	76%
Mimosa	76%
Thistle	64%
Immortelle	60%
Mistletoe	56%
Gentian	56%

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Leo — 3rd decan	96%
Leo — 1st decan	96%
Cancer — 2nd decan	96%
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Virgo — 3rd decan	92%
Virgo — 2nd decan	92%
Cancer — 3rd decan	92%
Cancer — 1st decan	92%
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Aquarius — 1st decan	84%
Capricorn — 3rd decan	84%
Sagittarius — 2nd decan	84%
Sagittarius — 1st decan	84%
Libra — 3rd decan	84%
Libra — 2nd decan	84%
Gemini — 2nd decan	84%
Taurus — 3rd decan	84%
Aries — 3rd decan	84%
Aries — 1st decan	84%
Capricorn — 2nd decan	80%
Scorpio — 3rd decan	80%
Taurus — 1st decan	80%
Capricorn — 1st decan	76%
Sagittarius — 3rd decan	76%
Scorpio — 2nd decan	76%
Scorpio — 1st decan	76%
Gemini — 1st decan	76%
Taurus — 2nd decan	76%
Aries — 2nd decan	76%
Pisces — 3rd decan	64%
Pisces — 2nd decan	64%
Pisces — 1st decan	60%
Aquarius — 3rd decan	56%
Aquarius — 2nd decan	56%

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